Lunch with ESPN Commentators

Today I traveled from Pittsburgh to Mogantown, West Virginia - The home of the Mountaineers, Josh Lembrich, and a guy that looks like Davy Crockett. I was in Pittsburgh staying at one of our volunteers house. I was leaving his place today and just around the corner a mailbox caught my attention. It was a big red football helmet as a mailbox, and as I got closer I realized it was an Iowa State Football Helmet. I immediately pulled into the driveway and took a picture. I like Pittsburgh more and more everytime I go. The reason I am in Morgantown is really something I don't have an answer to. I obviously like to travel when I have a day off, and I've always wanted to get down here to check it out. I'll be attending a WVU/Pitt basketball game. It's sold out, but I found a scalper selling tickets at noon when the game is at 6:00pm. I always get my hotel room on priceline.com, because I always seem to get great deals. Currently, I'm in the nicest hotel in Morgantown, and I think I reserved the room for about $60. Can't beat it. I decided to go downstairs to the restaurant and bar to get a bite to eat. Traveling alone forces me to eat at the bar, and I don't mind it, becuase there are usually other people who are there for the same reason. I entered the restaurant sat at the bar, and immediately recognized the two guys sitting next to me. I watch a lot of college basketball, and I realized the two guys next to me were the guys who are the ESPN commentators for tonight's game. I called Ross to ask their names, and sure enough his countless hours of watching basketball and endlessly searching the internet paid off for me. The two men were Dan Shulman and Len Elmore. Dan does a lot of games with Dick Vitale, and actually kind of looks like a younger version of Dick. We chatted about basketball and the Duke/GTech game was on. During a commercial break Dick Vitale's DiGourno Pizza commercial came on and Dan proceeded to tell us about how Dick was sore three days after the shooting. They asked where I went to school, and I proceeded to tell them. The only person they mentioned was Stinson. I just shook my head and said "Good player." Ross tells me that Len Elmore used to play for Maryland. Thanks Ross, I'll never trash your useless sports knowledge again. Just another cool experience I can put on my blog!